Overplaying

[Baloney Balderdash]

One word: Wagner!

[Grooverjr]

Trills on anything. Full stop. 

[lowdown]

37 minutes ago, Grooverjr said:

Trills on anything. Full stop. 

 

 

What about the trill in the iconic melody of 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly'? It's all part of the eerie mood of that theme.

Especially in that opening motif.

[Grooverjr]

1 minute ago, lowdown said:

 

 

What about the trill in the iconic melody of 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly'? It's all part of the eerie mood of that theme.

Especially in that opening motif.

Ok, so I was being a bit broad brush. There are many valid trills, but they tend to be integral to the writing of the music (see strings in classical music for example). I was using it as shorthand for when people, especially vocalists and guitarists but also your Jools Holland types, fart around with a note instead of holding it or cutting it. I'm off outside now, to shout at some clouds.

[prowla]

1 hour ago, lowdown said:

 

 

What about the trill in the iconic melody of 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly'? It's all part of the eerie mood of that theme.

Especially in that opening motif.

Whistling too...

 

...except for in that movie.

[kwmlondon]

On 20/07/2025 at 18:31, gjones said:

I was at a jam, a few years ago, and a trio got up to play three U2 songs.

 

The bassist proceeded to play slap bass over all three of them.

 

It would have been hilarious if it wasn't so tragic.....

I am not an Adam Clayton fan. I don't like his basslines. He's a multimillion selling artist in one of the worlds biggest bands and I play the occasional pub gig, but still, I don't think slapp bass would be an improvement.

[kwmlondon]

For me, the worst overplayer I went on stage with was a flute player when I was in college and we had an asignment to rehearse and play a gig. We practised all term, had a handful of nice numbers (Watermelon Man and a few other lively jazz tunes). The flue player didn't turn up to the practise sessions, but turned up to the gig and played ALL OVER EVERY PART OF EVERY SONG TWITTERING AWAY LIKE A PARROT ON METH. I could have twatted him with a mic stand.